premature
adjective /ˈprem.ə.tʃər/ /-tjʊər/ /ˌprem.ə.ˈtjʊər/
/ˌpriː.məˈtʊr/ Definition
› happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time: premature birth/death a premature baby Their criticisms seem premature considering that the results aren't yet known.Early prematurely /-li/ adverb › Their baby was born prematurely and weighed only one kilogram. His stressful job made him go prematurely grey (= made his hair turn grey at a young age).Early
(Definition of premature adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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